Eutropis lankae
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Eutropis lankae is a species of skink found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
No species of the same family or order lives in Wilpattu National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hambegamuwa Sun Skink sighting in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Hambegamuwa Sun Skink in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hambegamuwa Sun Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hambegamuwa Sun Skink sightings, Wilpattu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hambegamuwa Sun Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Wilpattu National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
